Hey we should still do this!

Hey!
I noticed no one has posted on this for a really long time! I know people are gone haha but they will be getting home soon!! So we should start posting again!!

Mission Call

Kia ora (Māori for hi)!

You all know I got my mission call!!! I am so excited to go share the true happiness of Christ with people. My call is to the New Zealand Wellington mission!!! It's mostly the south island (which is where Lord of the Rings was filmed, to get an idea of its beauty). It doesn't have much air pollution and has a lot of sun and a lot of rain. What a place to serve the Lord.

I opened my call in the mountains (Lex was the first I'd heard of opening her call alone, and I thought it sounded much more spiritual, personal, and more fitting to my personality, so thanks to her I did that). I went up at sunset and opened it and it was just a wonderful, peaceful experience that I needed.

I then got home, surprising most of my family and waiting until late at night ( after my dad's gig) to unveil the excitement. It was a happy day. Sorry if you found out through the internet...my sister posted before I had the chance to call/text you guys. Promise. Please don't take offense that I didn't tell all to come watch. I just didn't. I still love you all. (:

The Lord knows us. He knows what we need, where we'll thrive, how we'll learn. I just adore Jesus Christ.

I'm SO excited. Others should post.

Annie B

Well, hi di ho there ma pals!

So's here's some update-age from my recent days since the posting hasn't been going to hot lately on my part ha ha

 Firstly, this Wednesday Steven will have been MTC-in' it up 2 weeks! Woot woot!! So, so, so cool! It's been so fun to hear from him and hear about his time in the MTC! I got to go up there for Spring Break (bet you all know this), it was such a blast to be up there with his family!! Holy kalito talk about a good time! The pics are my first day with him. We were at Cannon Beach! Such a good time!

Don't mind the white ha ha ;)

 Second, before going all the way to WA, we stopped at the Redwoods and MAN, are those forests b.e.a-utiful!

Taken with thoughts of Sars ;)

 Thirdly, family is INCREDIBLE! Over the weekends have just been some major macho family days and man oh man! We are given our families for a reason. Love them so much!

4-th-li, skiin' days are officially over for me this season. This is a part of my heaven more commonly known as the Utah mountains. Goodness, this place, these days, this life is so beautiful! 

This same day I tore my ACL skiing. I was super scared that it would effect my mission but life works out! They want me to do physical therapy before surgery so I'll be able to finish school and get finals all taken care of, next comes surgery in May, and then I have enough recovery time so that I can still go on my mission when I had planned. 

You guys, I have been really focused on preparing and getting ready to serve a mission. My mindset is there. I know that Heavenly Father has been watching out for me. I feel Him so strongly, especially in the last month. He is real. He loves you. He wants you to succeed and sees your efforts. I know that when we turn to Him in faith, the darkest times can also be the most joyful. Sounds weird, right? But, it's so true. Look for His hand and you will see it. 

I'm so excited for the time we are in right now. The Church is expanding with incredible strength and I am so happy to be a part of the living Gospel.

Life is good. College has been so fun! Excited for summer days. Happy for family time. Incredibly smiley because of no crutches. I am doing swell!

NOW LET'S HEAR ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE! Woot woot!!! :D

Someone should post something.

Yeah they should.

Seruh

Hi.
Update=
a) I got a plant that I love so much. We listen to lovely classical music together.
b) I'm getting close on my papers.
c) I've been so involved in Natural Resources, and am loving it. I absolutely adore learning.
d) I really do have sumfun with Jacoby. We went to Grand Targhee on the weekend of the 14th. 'Twas  beautiful and quite the happy time.
e) I LOVE that the birds are coming back, particularly the huge groups of Cedar Waxwings appearing in Logan (they just look so exotic to me). It livens up life to finally hear birds singing again.
f) Not sure the Kenya trip is going to work out, but I'll leave on my mission sooner in that case, so either way is wonderful.
g) I'm growing some alfalfa sprouts...I think it's cool.
h) I've been doing lotsa yoga and some good veg cooking, and I love both.
i) We may need to get together soon. It's been far too long.

Plant n' me

Grand Targhee (in the Tetons!)

31 days!!

Friday I went to a little get together with some systers going to Sweden!!! It was SO MUCH FUN.  It made me so very very very excited to get out there and serve with them and also made me soooooooo impatient!!! I am having a hard time being patient and am going crazy.  Syster (in Sweden that's how they spell it) Christensen... the blonde one... is the 7th generation in her family to go to Sweden on a mission!! Also, her great something grandpa was the first missionary in Sweden (he being a Swede) and baptized his brother and others into the church! Sooooo CRAZY!!! Her dad came and told us some of the Swedish history and just fun little facts.  We ate Swedish food found at IKEA (said EKEA), got to know each other and just really bonded!! I can't even explain how fun and interesting it was!!! I am so excited to serve with these wonderful systers I met and I JUST WANNA GET OUT THERE. love you all. thanks for listening...well, reading... :) I think someone else should post soon! Hope to see you all soon :) Much love.

Title 4

Sarah said to post.

I'm on my laptop at school during a two-hour break.

This gives me something to do.

Except that I only have two pictures on here. 

Which is a problem.

If you see it that way.

But I happen to like these two pictures.

Because I like summer.

And I like my cousin's little girl.

And I like 'yaking.

And I like doing what Sarah said.

So laugh at this.

Or be weird at this.

Or shake your head at this.

And look forward to the day I'll be gone.

Either way. 

I'm bored.

And this is my solution.

-A